I have a question relating to printing landscape on UNIX.
I tried to add an entry to the /etc/printcap to act as a filter.
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#
# Filter to print landscape-in IS-on IS2
#
lp55|55|pass-through entry:\
:lp=/dev/null:\
:mx#0:\
of=/usr/lbin/passtolp2:\
sd=/usr/spool/lpd55:
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This is supposed correspond to this entry below which is also
contained in the /etc/printcap.
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2|lp1|hp4mp1|is2|lp2|p-usnj2:\
:if=/usr/lbin/hplaserof:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp2err:\
:lp=:\
:of=/usr/lbin/hplaserof:\
:pl#60:\
:pw#132:\
:rm=p-usnj2:\
:rp=text:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd2:
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I also added this file in the /usr/lbin/passtolp2 in the appropriat
directory.
$ more passtolp2
#!/bin/csh -f
/bin/cat | /usr/lbin/hplaserof -w132 | lpr -Pis2
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As far as I know what is supposed to happen is, when I type $lpr -P55
filename
at the command prompt, I should be able to print landscape to the IS2
printer in our office. However, it does not work. Actually, nothing
at all comes out of the printer.
Can you advise please?
Wayne Blom
F H Faulding & Co Limited
Received on Tue Apr 15 1997 - 02:23:43 NZST